[Spaceships 7] Top Decks?

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Not really. Most roofs aren't made to support that kind of weight. If you try to land a helicopter on my house I suspect my roof won't take the weight. And even if it can, there is some weight that will collapse it: it is indeed about weight, not just about density.

Though I suppose you can pave over sections of the surrounding area that aren't directly on top of the building. You don't get those for "free" though, like you arguably do with the top of a building built as a spaceship.

If the base is underground the roof is inaccessible anyway.

[DaltonS]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

If the base is underground the roof is inaccessible anyway.

Not the whole base, just 75% of it. The small control room (which is the control tower for incoming flights), the small methane refinery (which needs access to atmospheric CO2), the solar panel array (which needs access to sunlight, even at 3/7th power) and the triple hangar bay (which needs access to auxiliary craft ;) ) are exposed; only the Energy Bank and the Habitat (core) are buried in the Upper hull section. I've come to think that horizontal hangar doors that open to allow VTOL hangar access is better than a top deck in this case. Still, the information provided here will doubtless be very useful for my other designs. Thank you all very much.

Dalton “who is really grateful for the help” Spence